patha-

See also: patha

Martuthunira

Etymology

From Proto-Ngayarda *patha-R, possibly from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *paca-RR.

Verb

patha-

  1. (transitive) to hit with a missile

References
  • Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
  • Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.
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